We are honored to attend events all around the Front Range where we get to interact with adults and children alike and talk about our mission.

Most recently, we were at the Frank Shorter Kids Fun Run for Health where we met several amazing inventors that created unique designs for desktop catapults. This fun activity is best when you simply put the materials out, and let kids go wild. They will invent, iterate and problem solve. You can set up your own targets using cups and bowls, or the sink – or your mom (as long as the ammo is a marshmallow or a nice, soft pom pom!)

Materials:

Popsicle sticks

Rubber bands

Plastic spoons or plastic water bottle lids

Yep, that’s it. If you want to get fancy, you could add:

Alligator Clips

Clothes pins

You can also visit our Pinterest page to see more complicated designs.

What are the most important inventions of all time? Some people go for big, obvious things…like boats, the printing press, or gunpowder. Don’t get me wrong, those are all pretty great and everything. But the printing press is nowhere without paper and sans compass, boats were pretty much stuck paddling around in sight of land. This list rights the wrongs of history’s tunnel vision. Here are history’s 5 most underrated and overlooked inventions. Read more